Optical magnetoelectric effect in the polar honeycomb antiferromagnet Fe2Mo3O8

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Main Authors: Vasin, K. V., Strinic, A., Schilberth, F., Reschke, S., Prodan, L., Tsurkan, V., Nurmukhametov, A. R., Eremin, M. V., Kezsmarki, I., Deisenhofer, J.
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author Vasin, K. V.
Strinic, A.
Schilberth, F.
Reschke, S.
Prodan, L.
Tsurkan, V.
Nurmukhametov, A. R.
Eremin, M. V.
Kezsmarki, I.
Deisenhofer, J.
author_facet Vasin, K. V.
Strinic, A.
Schilberth, F.
Reschke, S.
Prodan, L.
Tsurkan, V.
Nurmukhametov, A. R.
Eremin, M. V.
Kezsmarki, I.
Deisenhofer, J.
contents The lack of both time-reversal and spatial inversion symmetry in polar magnets is a prerequisite for the occurrence of optical magnetoelectric effects such as nonreciprocal directional dichroism with the potential for the realization of optical diodes. In particular, antiferromagnetic materials with magnetic excitations in the THz range such as Fe2Mo3O8 are promising candidates for next-generation spintronic applications. In a combined experimental and theoretical effort we investigated the THz excitations of the polar honeycomb antiferromagnet Fe2Mo3O8 in external magnetic fields and their nonreciprocal directional dichroism, together with the temperature dependence of the electronic transitions in the mid- and near-infrared frequency range. Using an advanced single-ion approach for the Fe ions, we are able to describe optical excitations from the THz to the near-infrared frequency range quantitatively and successfully model the observed nonreciprocal directional dichroism in the THz regime.
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spellingShingle Optical magnetoelectric effect in the polar honeycomb antiferromagnet Fe2Mo3O8
Vasin, K. V.
Strinic, A.
Schilberth, F.
Reschke, S.
Prodan, L.
Tsurkan, V.
Nurmukhametov, A. R.
Eremin, M. V.
Kezsmarki, I.
Deisenhofer, J.
Strongly Correlated Electrons
The lack of both time-reversal and spatial inversion symmetry in polar magnets is a prerequisite for the occurrence of optical magnetoelectric effects such as nonreciprocal directional dichroism with the potential for the realization of optical diodes. In particular, antiferromagnetic materials with magnetic excitations in the THz range such as Fe2Mo3O8 are promising candidates for next-generation spintronic applications. In a combined experimental and theoretical effort we investigated the THz excitations of the polar honeycomb antiferromagnet Fe2Mo3O8 in external magnetic fields and their nonreciprocal directional dichroism, together with the temperature dependence of the electronic transitions in the mid- and near-infrared frequency range. Using an advanced single-ion approach for the Fe ions, we are able to describe optical excitations from the THz to the near-infrared frequency range quantitatively and successfully model the observed nonreciprocal directional dichroism in the THz regime.
title Optical magnetoelectric effect in the polar honeycomb antiferromagnet Fe2Mo3O8
topic Strongly Correlated Electrons
url https://arxiv.org/abs/2405.06538